☀️ Morning digest November 16

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest November 16 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selectednews summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

– President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visitto Thailand and attendance in the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)Economic Leaders’ Meeting there will create a new impulse for the twocountries’ enhanced strategic partnership, said Deputy Minister of ForeignAffairs Ha Kim Ngoc.
President Phuc, his spouse, and a high-rankingdelegation of Vietnam will visit Thailand and attend the APEC event, held inBangkok from November 16 to 19, at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister PrayutChan-o-cha. Read full story

– The 15th National Assembly’s fourthsession wrapped up in Hanoi on November 15.
At the closing session under the chair of NAChairman Vuong Dinh Hue, 486 deputies voted yes, or 97.59%, to pass the Resolutionon Q&A activities at the fourth sitting.
The Resolution of the 15th NA’s fourthsession was also approved with 484 votes, or 97.19% of those present at thesession Read full story

– Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardernviewed agriculture as a basis for relations with Vietnam while addressing anagriculture connection event (AgriConnectioNZ) in Hanoi on November 15.
In her remarks, she said agriculture is notonly a crucial sector of the two economies but also part of the countries’cultural identities, noting that farmers are a key factor of the economy of NewZealand. Read full story
☀️ Morning digest November 16 ảnh 2President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse will pay an official visit to Thailand and attend the 29th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting there from November 16 to 19. (Photo: VNA)
– The upcoming official visit to Thailand byPresident Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his attendance at the 29th APEC EconomicLeaders’ Meeting in Bangkok from November 16-19 is expected to create a drivingforce to deepen bilateral ties and raise two-way trade.
In the first ten months of this year, two-waytrade between Vietnam and Thailand hit 17.8 billion USD, up 22.8% annually. Itis predicted to reach the target of 25 billion USD soon at this growth pace,according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Department of Asia-AfricaMarkets. Read full story

– A delegation from the Communist Review led byDeputy Editor-in-Chief Asso. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Ha recently held workingsessions with the Egyptian Communist Party (ECP) and the Socialist People’sAlliance Party (SPAP) as part of their working trip to Cairo.

Meeting ECP General Secretary Salah Adly, Haexpressed a wish to set up a regular information channel to discuss issues ofshared concern, thus raising mutual understanding and support between the twoParties. Read full story

– Authorities of Can Tho and representatives ofthe US Consulate General in HCM City agreed to boost their comprehensivecooperation in health, education and renewable energy at their November 15meeting in the Mekong Delta city.
Lauding the US’s capacity in these fields, ViceChairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Van Hong stated Can Thoencourages the implementation of US programmes and projects in the city and theenhancement of regular cooperation between the two sides.Read full story

– A workshop was held on November 15 in thenorthern province of Quang Ninh to share experience in asset recovery incorruption and economic crime cases.
From 2013 to October 2022, the total sum ofmoney that must be recovered in corruption cases stood at about 130 trillionVND (over 5.2 billion USD), of which over 60 trillion VND had been confiscated.In 2022 alone, nearly 15 trillion VND has been recovered, mostly from the casesunder the monitoring of the central steering committee on anti-corruption,statistics show. Read full story
☀️ Morning digest November 16 ảnh 3Cambodian Consul General in HCM City Sok Dareth (second from left) presents gifts to the HCM City Union of Friendship Organisations and the Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Association of the city at the event on November 15. (Photo: VNA)
– The Ho Chi Minh City Union of FriendshipOrganisations (HUFO) held a gathering on November 15 to mark the 69thIndependence Day of the Kingdom of Cambodia (November 9).

Addressing the event, Phung Cong Dung, Chairmanof the Overseas Vietnamese Committee in HCM City and Chairman of the Vietnam -Cambodia Friendship Association of the city, said that the independence day hasbecome an important milestone in building and defending the country of theCambodian people./. Read full story
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NA President tours revolutionary sites in China’s Shaanxi

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Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Le Quoc Hung (right) and Czech Deputy Justice Minister Adam Šimice (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, Czech Republic enhance law enforcement cooperation

To deepen cooperation, Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Le Quoc Hung proposed regular exchanges of delegations and experience in combating organised and transnational crime, drug-related offences, money laundering, high-tech crime and environmental crime.

Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili receives Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese Vice President meets with Georgian leaders

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Prime Minister Le Minh Hung (right) and Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Khamlieng Outhakaisone at their meeting on October 13 (Photo: VNA)

Defence, security cooperation is an important pillar of Vietnam–Laos ties: PM

Expressing his pleasure at the positive development of the special relationship between Vietnam and Laos, the PM highlighted defence and security cooperation as an important pillar of the bilateral ties. He praised the two defence ministries and armies for implementing high-level agreements, strengthening mutual trust and helping maintain a peaceful and stable environment conducive to socio-economic development.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang (left) and his Cambodian counterpart General Tea Seiha review the Honour Guard of the Vietnam People's Army (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, Cambodia sign defence cooperation plan for 2027

Giang called on agencies and units of the two defence ministries to implement agreed cooperation programmes, focusing on political and ideological education to strengthen political trust, and cooperation between military services and arms. The two sides should step up coordination in border management and protection to build a Vietnam-Cambodia border of peace, cooperation and development.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau (L) and Professor and Academician Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, Director of Tsinghua University's Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences. (Photo: VNA)

Deputy PM visits China’s Tsinghua University, seeking closer educational cooperation

Tsinghua has worked to implement the Vietnamese and Chinese leaders’ orientations for higher education cooperation. Last year, it admitted 27 Vietnamese students and postgraduates, the highest number to date, all of whom received scholarships. The university also hosted the second Vietnam-China Higher Education Cooperation Forum, helping promote exchanges and cooperation between the two countries’ educational institutions.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia and Azerbaijan Dang Minh Khoi (Photo: VNA)

Substantive contributions to CICA help enhance Vietnam's int'l standing: Ambassador

For Vietnam, active participation in and substantive contributions to CICA not only help implement its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, self-strengthening, multilateralisation and diversification of relations, but also create more favourable conditions for enhancing the country’s standing and contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and sustainable development in the region